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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

(em)Powering Creativity ⚡ was an art exhibition exploring x-ray imaging. Led by UCL researcher Alessandro and artist Rebecca, visitors created cyanotype prints, x-ray self-portraits, infrared collages and zines. Learn more about this super cool co-production event: www.ucl.ac.uk/healthcare-e...

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UCL Public Engagement @uclengage.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Great upcoming event from @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social Byte-Sized Breakthroughs: a live show in Bloomsbury Theatre Date: 6pm Monday 12 May Link: www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...

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Byte-Size Breakthroughs

Cutting-edge research - served in 5-minute bursts!

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

"Researchers often work on trans healthcare without consulting the community. By connecting them with trans individuals, we ensure that research and policy decisions are informed by real lived experiences." Read about an initiative that fostered engagement between clinicians & the trans community.

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Bridging Gaps in Trans Healthcare: UCL’s Lecture Series on Community-Clinician Engagement

On March 10th, 2025, University College London (UCL) launched the Trans Healthcare Now Lecture Series, an initiative to foster dialogue between clinicians, researchers, and the trans community.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We're cooking up something exciting! Our live science show, 'Byte-Size Breakthroughs' is back in 2025 🔥 Serving you cutting-edge science in 5-minute bursts. We're bringing research to life through songs, skits, and stand-up. 12 May, Bloomsbury Studio 🎟️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Tinnitus affects 1 in 7 people. Often described as a buzzing or ringing sound, it can make life difficult. Dr Lucy Handscomb has developed a new app, MindEar, to help people with the condition avoid negative thinking. @uclbrainscience.bsky.social #BrainAwarenessWeek www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

A combination of learning more about tinnitus, reframing negative thoughts, changing behaviours and practising mindfulness helps people to change their relationship with their noises.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Professor Pearse Keane is using artificial intelligence to investigate how the eye's retinal tissue can help diagnose dementia. #BrainAwarenessWeek #UCLBrainSciences #BAW2025 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

For more than 100 years, doctors have known that the eyes can be used as a window to the rest of the body.

Now, thanks to the power of AI and big data, we can find information hidden within retinal images and use this information to pick up early signs of neurodegenerative diseases.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Today marks the start of #BrainAwarenessWeek, a global celebration of the incredible advancements in brain research. Dr Arman Eshaghi is working on developing an AI tool called MS-PINPOINT that helps predict MS symptom changes and effective drugs for MS. @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

The chance to use technology to improve patient care and understand complex brain diseases like MS continues to inspire my work. MS is a highly complex disease. AI has the potential to help scientists ask fundamental questions about the disease and get answers.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🌟 Celebrating Engagement in Healthcare Engineering! 🌟 At our IHE Engagement Awards, we celebrated researchers who are partnering with the public to make healthcare advancements accessible and impactful. A huge thank you to all our applicants and congratulations to our winners 👏

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Celebrating public engagement in healthcare engineering

On 20 February, the UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering (IHE) hosted its second Engagement Awards ceremony, honouring outstanding contributions to public engagement in healthcare engineering.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Spotted in The Guardian 👀 👶 The average child will go through 4000 nappies 🗑️ 34 BILLION single-use nappies are sent to landfill every year. ♻️ The Big Toilet Project by UCL Mechanical Engineering wants to better understand the hurdles to toilet training - helping save money and the planet.

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Bog standard? Study seeks most effective toilet training methods

UCL team is inviting parents to share their experiences, as age at which children in west acquire the skill rises

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering team held our away day at the stunning UCL East campus yesterday. For blue-sky thinking (quite literally), it was the perfect setting!

A giant inflatable globe hangs from the ceiling at UCL Marshgate building.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Prof Kurinchi Gurusamy's tips for personal success: ✅“I don’t allow others to define what my success should look like” ✅ “I am prepared to accept failure ✅ “I’m ready to alter my plans when new opportunities arise” ✅ “I am highly resilient” ✅ “I am not shy to acknowledge my achievements”

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(Not) Picture Perfect: an IHE careers seminar

On 13 February, the IHE hosted an event designed to support early and mid-career researchers and inspire candid conversations around career paths.

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

IHE Impact Fellow alumna Chloe He is hosting a Transgender Healthcare Lecture Series from March 10th to March 18th at UCL. A great way for members of the trans community, clinicians, and researchers to connect and shape transgender healthcare. Learn more and register: transhealth.splashthat.com

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

UCL x QMS Workshop: Navigating Medical Device Regulations from Concept to Compliance 26 March 2025 Wednesday, 1.30-4pm, at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology More info: bit.ly/3Qt20Ar (UCL only) @ucltro.bsky.social

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Our director, Prof Qasim Rafiq, will be giving his inaugural lecture today at 5.30pm. 'From blood to bioreactor' - learn about his work advancing cell and gene therapies which could transform the way we treat cancer and other diseases.

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Professor Qasim Rafiq's Inaugural Lecture. From Blood to Bioreactor

Book your ticket for Professor Qasim Rafiq's inaugural lecture and drinks reception. Qasim's lecture is titled: From Blood to Bioreactor: Manufacturing the Therapies of Tomorrow. Please note that the ...

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

One week until the IHE Engagement Awards 24/25! ⭐ Celebrate the public engagement achievements of our community ⭐ Hear inspiring stories from researchers about their engagement journey ⭐ Network with researchers, professional services, and community members Thursday 20 February, 2 - 4 PM

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UCL Healthcare Engineering Engagement Awards

Join us for the second IHE Engagement Awards, recognising excellence in public engagement within UCL's healthcare engineering community.

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UCL Engineering @uclengineering.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

How can engineering research inform advances in public health? 🔬 Join us at the February edition of Spring Into STEM to explore how engineering and health intersect! 📍 UCL East Campus 📅 26 February 2025, 17:00-18:30 🔗

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Spring into STEM 2.0: Making a difference through engineering

Spring into STEM is back! From November 2024 we're hosting another unmissable series of ground breaking lectures exploring hot topics in STEM, live at our UCL East campus!

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UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering @ucl-healtheng.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Chasing perfection is so passé... Join us for an inspiring session with Dr Joe Jacob and Prof Kurinchi Gurusamy. Hear how they overcame personal and professional challenges in their careers, as we celebrate diversity and resilience in academia. 2.30 PM, 13 February www.ucl.ac.uk/healthcare-e...

Not Picture Perfect: IHE Careers Seminar

Prof Kurinchi Gurusamy and Dr Joe Jacob

13 February 2025, 2.30 - 4pm, Room 422 Roberts Building

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